Displacement of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), Sumatran rhinoceroses (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus) in Peninsular Malaysia
2001
N., Julia S. C. | Zainal Zahari Z. | Nasaruddin O. | Ahmad Azhar M.
This paper presents the findings on the trend of displacement of three species, namely Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Data were obtained from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, the local zoos and reports from the general public. There is a strong correlation between home range and species displaced. The correlation by states indicated that more displacement of elephants occur in states with a larger percentage of forest reserves, wildlife reserves or forest. Two trends were observed in the displacement of large mammals in Peninsular Malaysia. The first trend indicated that displacement of large mammals is related to its size and its home range. The second trend of displacement showed an increase in the number of displaced animals, reaching a peak followed by a decrease. Habitat loss is the main reason for displacement of animals. Few recommendations were made to overcome this problem.
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